Bucket-valve



T. S. EVANS..

U v l No.'538,956. Patented May 7, 1895,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS S. EVANS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BUCKET-VALV E.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,956, dated May'7, 1895.

Application filed October 1Y0, 1894. Serial No. 525,450. (No model.)

I To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. EVANS, of the city of St. Louis,in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBucket-Valves, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in bucket valves, theobject being to provide a simple and cheap arrangement which willprovide for free inflow of water unobstructed by the valve when thebucket descends.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully describedand pointed Y out in the claims.

Figure I is a top or plan View illustrative of my invention. Fig. II isa side elevation. Fig. III is a section taken on line III III, Fig. I.Fig. IV is a perspective view of the clip or bracket by which the valvis hinged to the bottom of the bucket. Fig.V is a perspective view ofthe plate to which the valve is secured and which receives the clip orbracket.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the bottom -of a bucket, havingan opening 2, through which the water passes into the bucket as thelatter descends. 3 represents a valve composed of leather or othersuitable material and which is connected to a plate 4, by means of arivet or` screw 5, passing through a perforation' in the plate. Theplate has an opening 7.

8 represents a bracket or clip having a flat portion 9 by which it issecured to the bottom of the bucket by means of a screw or otherfastening, 10. The bracket has a vertical portion 11, a bend 12, and avertical portion 13, terminating in a point 111.

In putting the parts together, the valve is adjusted over the opening 2,and the bracket is then applied, the part 13 fitting in the opening 7 ofthe plate 4:, and the point 14 penetrating the bottom of the bucket asshown in Fig. III. The screw 10 is then inserted and the work is done.The vertical part 13 of the bracket is narrower than the rounded end 12,thus formthe tendency of the water is to force the valve closed or in aforward direction rather than in a rearward or straight downwarddirection, as would be the case if the valve opened back of a verticalposition or to a vertical position.

When the valve is open, it entirely clears the opening 2 so'as not toretard the inow of the water in acolumn equal to the size of theopening.

The device is cheap and durable and can be quickly applied.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a bucket valve, the combination of aplate having an opening and to which the valve is secured, and abracket, formed of a piece of flat metal having a horizontal portion bywhich it is secured to the 'bottom of the Y bucket, a vertical portionextending -therefrom, a top portion, and a vertical portion dependingfrom the top portion below the horizontal portion so as to form a loopand terminating in a point, said last-mentioned vertical portion fittingin said opening of the plate, substantially as set forth. 4

2. In a bucket valve, the combination of a plate having an opening andto which the valve is secured, and a bracket formed of a piece of datmetal havingahorizontal portion, vertical portions 11 and 13 and a topportion 12, the vertical portion 13 fitting in the opening in the plateand extending below the horizontal portion so as to form a loop andbeing narrower thanthe top portion 12 so as to form shoulders 15 whichlimit the movement of the valve, substantially as and for the purposesset forth. v

THOS. S. EVANS. In presence of- E. S. KNIGHT, W. FINLEY.

